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Chen Schechter is a Professor of Leadership, Organizational Development, and Policy in Education. He believes that educators need to be encouraged to embark on the exciting journey of nurturing the remarkable wisdom of practice that characterizes their magical learning moments with our children. Prof.

Barnett Berry is a Senior Research Fellow at the Learning Policy Institute.  He previously served as a high school teacher, a professor of education leadership, and a senior policy leader for a state education agency. In the 1990s, he led the state policy and partnership efforts for the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future.

Michael Matsuda, the Superintendent of the Anaheim Union High School District since 2014, is known for his district’s approach to innovation, entrepreneurship, and compassion. He has transformed educational opportunities for students through initiatives like reverse engineered career pathways and data-sharing agreements with higher education institutions.

Dr. Sherita Flake, a Memphis native, is a Senior Professorial Lecturer and MAT Program Director at American University. She is dedicated to urban education and is known for her cultural identity research in STEM and leadership. As a wife and mother of three daughters, her family's experiences underscored the importance of cultural identities and agency. Dr.

Santiago Rincón-Gallardo's purpose is to help young people and adults rediscover and ignite the power to learn. He is an education consultant and a key member of Michael Fullan's international team.

Sarah Fine is an Assistant Professor of Education Studies at the University of California, San Diego. Her teaching, research, and leadership are rooted in the goal of transforming PK-12 schools into humanizing and intellectually vital places to teach and learn. Dr. Fine began her career as an English teacher at a public high school in southeast Washington, D.C. After completing her doctoral work at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Dr.

Simon T. Bailey teaches influencers how to improve themselves and change the world. As an executive advisor, career mentor, and keynote speaker, he doesn’t take people where they want to go; he guides them by providing strategic steps to where they need to go. He inspires through relevant stories and thought-provoking, evidence-based research, breaking through the motivational paradigm that causes individuals to stretch and produce results.

Alesia Mickle Moldavan, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Elementary Mathematics and Science Education in the College of Education at Georgia Southern University. She received her BSEd in Mathematics Education at the University of Georgia, her MEd in Mathematics Education at Georgia State University, and her Ph.D. Teaching and Learning in Mathematics Education at Georgia State University.

Bailey Nafziger, Ed.D. is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Science Education in the College of Education at Georgia Southern University. She received her BS in elementary education from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota, her master's in science education from Northern Arizona University, and her educational doctorate from the University of North Dakota.

James Tanton, born in Adelaide, Australia, earned his PhD in Mathematics from Princeton University in 1994. A passionate ambassador for mathematics, James has dedicated his career to sharing the joy, wonder, and creativity that mathematics inspires. With over 20 years of teaching experience in both university and high school classrooms, he now works globally as an independent consultant, bringing his unique perspective to learners of all ages.